What is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

An automatic identification (Auto-ID) technology; sometimes referred to as next-generation barcode. RFID enables an electronic device (a reader or transceiver) to use radio waves to identify and track tagged items. Learn more in: Towards a Typology of Business Models for NFC-Based Mobile Payment Services

A technology that enables tracking of the movement of an object which carries microprocessor and a label with antenna, through the datas It carries on this label and wireless communication technology (RF signals). Learn more in: Reflection of Digital Transformation on Corporate Sustainability and a Theoratical Perspective

The wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information. Learn more in: Introduction to Smart City and Agricultural Revolution: Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT)

It is the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information. Some tags are powered by electromagnetic induction from magnetic fields produced near the reader. Learn more in: Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy through Big Data

RFID can identify objects automatically by attaching tags to objects and reading them remotely with RFID readers. This technology is being used for a very wide range of services, including passport and cashcard. Learn more in: u-City: The Next Paradigm of Urban Development

Form of automated radio frequency based identification of objects. RFID systems consist of an antenna, a transceiver for reading radio frequency and to transfer information, a processing device and a transponder. Learn more in: Contemporary IT-Assisted Retail Management

An RFID system for cold chain purposes generally encompasses a sensor, a tag and a reader, that communicate with each other by means of radio transmission. RFID tags can store an EPC for logistics management purposes, and, if equipped with the appropriate sensor and battery power, a limited number of temperature readings. Learn more in: Supply Chain Management and Strategy Implementation for Perishable Goods

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